Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of neonates with late-onset COVID-19: 1-year data of Turkish Neonatal Society
 
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Doç. Dr. Eren YILDIZ Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı European Journal of Pediatrics (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 0340-6199 Dergi Bilgileri (2022)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 05-2022
Kabul Tarihi 19-12-2021 Yayınlanma Tarihi 21-01-2022
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 181 / 5 / 1933–1942 DOI 10.1007/s00431-021-04358-8
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04358-8
UAK Araştırma Alanları
Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları (Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları)
Özet
The literature on neonates with SARS-CoV-2 is mainly concerned with perinatal cases, and scanty data are available about environmentally infected neonates. To fill knowledge gaps on the course and prognosis of neonatal cases, we analyzed 1-year data from the Turkish Neonatal Society in this prospective cohort study of neonates with postnatal transmission. Data from 44 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), of neonates with positive RT-PCR results at days 5–28 of life, were extracted from the online registry system and analyzed. Of 176 cases, most were term infants with normal birth weight. Fever was the most common symptom (64.2%), followed by feeding intolerance (25.6%), and cough (21.6%). The median length of hospitalization was 9 days, with approximately one quarter of infants receiving some type of ventilatory support. Myocarditis (5.7%) was the most common complication during follow-up …
Anahtar Kelimeler
COVID-19 | Newborn | Postnatal | SARS-CoV-2